California State University Long Beach, USA.
University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2019 Dec;38(12):1661-1686. doi: 10.1177/0733464817741683. Epub 2017 Nov 28.
Older adults with vision loss and a friend or family member were interviewed over a 2-year period. We examined the effects of driving cessation on life satisfaction among older adults and a social contact. Drivers' use of public transportation was examined as a moderator. Driving cessation was associated with a decline in life satisfaction among social partners but not for the drivers. Drivers' use of public transportation at baseline moderated the effects of cessation on changes in well-being among social partners, but had little effect on the life satisfaction of the drivers. Life satisfaction was greater among the social partners of ex-drivers who used public transportation more frequently. The association between driving cessation and well-being should be studied in the context of older drivers' social networks. Infrastructure (e.g., subways and buses) that supports transportation needs plays an important role in mitigating the effects of cessation on older adults' social networks.
在为期两年的时间里，我们采访了视力受损的老年人及其朋友或家人。我们研究了老年人停止驾驶对生活满意度和社交关系的影响，并探讨了公共交通的使用情况是否对其产生调节作用。研究结果表明，停止驾驶与社交伙伴生活满意度的下降有关，但对驾驶员没有影响。驾驶员在基线时使用公共交通的情况调节了停止驾驶对社交伙伴幸福感变化的影响，但对驾驶员的生活满意度影响不大。那些更频繁使用公共交通工具的前驾驶员的社交伙伴的生活满意度更高。因此，应该在考虑老年驾驶员社交网络的背景下研究停止驾驶与幸福感之间的关系。基础设施（如地铁和公共汽车）对满足交通需求发挥着重要作用，可以缓解停止驾驶对老年人社交网络的影响。
